Genetics - Publications - Faculty & Research

For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records, Kearns has traveled back through... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

07 Feb 2024
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The Sound of Success

A groundbreaking gene therapy developed by Akouos, Inc., a precision genetic medicine company founded in 2016 by Emmanuel (Manny) Simons (MBA 2012), has enabled an 11-year-old boy from Morocco to hear sounds for the first time. According... View Details

04 Apr 2024
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The Making of a Medical Milestone

On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

With a research contract from the United States Intelligence Community, Ginkgo has developed a tool called ENDAR (meaning engineered nucleotide detection and ranking) to detect when an organism has been genetically modified by humans. In... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

Erlanger Health System, where 2017 YALPer Don Mueller is CEO of Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. Recently, when the hospital closed one of its genetics labs, Mueller ensured that some of the equipment was repurposed for these students,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Feb 1999
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A Taste of Tradition

In a family-founded business, tradition and values are as ingrained and in-escapable as one's own genetic heritage. Even when such an enterprise becomes a publicly owned and operated corporation, the family's influence can remain an... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

24 Apr 2014
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Founding a bone marrow donor bank that saves thousands of lives

in the world, helping thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases in need of matching donors to save their lives. Because a close genetic match is necessary, even with a registry of millions, 6 out of 10... View Details

10 Dec 2010
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Notes from the Trenches

Executive Director Mike Roberts, the lineup lost no time in getting down to brass tacks with the SRO student crowd of would-be entrepreneurs. Paris Wallace (MBA ’07) of Good Start Genetics noted that the BPC is an effective way to meet... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

16 Mar 2015
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A Sustainable Approach to Physics Education

Ogden, who grew up in a working-class family, recalls the power of his own education, leading up to his time at HBS, where the idea of paying it forward was part of the School’s DNA. “There’s something in the genetic code of the School... View Details

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